The prince of Los Cocuyos: a Miami childhood
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“In this vibrant memoir, Obama-inaugural poet Richard Blanco tenderly, exhilaratingly chronicles his Miami childhood amid a colorful, if suffocating, family of Cuban exiles, as well as his quest to find his artistic voice and the courage to accept himself as a gay man.” — O, The Oprah Magazine
A poignant, hilarious, and inspiring memoir from the first Latino and openly gay inaugural poet, which explores his coming-of-age as the child of Cuban immigrants and his attempts to understand his place in America while grappling with his burgeoning artistic and sexual identities.
Richard Blanco’s childhood and adolescence were experienced between two imaginary worlds: his parents’ nostalgic world of 1950s Cuba and his imagined America, the country he saw on reruns of The Brady Bunch and Leave it to Beaver—an “exotic” life he yearned for as much as he yearned to see “la patria.”
A prismatic and lyrical narrative rich with the colors, sounds, smells, and textures of Miami, Richard Blanco’s personal narrative is a resonant account of how he discovered his authentic self and ultimately, a deeper understanding of what it means to be American. His is a singular yet universal story that beautifully illuminates the experience of “becoming;” how we are shaped by experiences, memories, and our complex stories: the humor, love, yearning, and tenderness that define a life.
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Blanco, Richard
Blanco, Richard, -- 1968-
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Ethnology
Gay men
Gay men -- United States -- Biography
Hispanic Americans
LGBTQ+ people
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Multi-Cultural
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Poets, American
Poets, American -- 21st century -- Biography
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9780062313782
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Grouping Title | prince of los cocuyos a miami childhood |
Grouping Author | richard blanco |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-07-26 02:10:39AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-07-26 02:19:45AM |
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“In this vibrant memoir, Obama-inaugural poet Richard Blanco tenderly, exhilaratingly chronicles his Miami childhood amid a colorful, if suffocating, family of Cuban exiles, as well as his quest to find his artistic voice and the courage to accept himself as a gay man.” — O, The Oprah Magazine
A poignant, hilarious, and inspiring memoir from the first Latino and openly gay inaugural poet, which explores his coming-of-age as the child of Cuban immigrants and his attempts to understand his place in America while grappling with his burgeoning artistic and sexual identities.
Richard Blanco’s childhood and adolescence were experienced between two imaginary worlds: his parents’ nostalgic world of 1950s Cuba and his imagined America, the country he saw on reruns of The Brady Bunch and Leave it to Beaver—an “exotic” life he yearned for as much as he yearned to see “la patria.”
A prismatic and lyrical narrative rich with the colors, sounds, smells, and textures of Miami, Richard Blanco’s personal narrative is a resonant account of how he discovered his authentic self and ultimately, a deeper understanding of what it means to be American. His is a singular yet universal story that beautifully illuminates the experience of “becoming;” how we are shaped by experiences, memories, and our complex stories: the humor, love, yearning, and tenderness that define a life.
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9780062313782
9798765088050
Carmichael
Central
Valley Hi-North Laguna
2023
HarperCollins
Tantor Media, Inc
Biographies
Biography
Blanco, Richard, -- 1968-
Electronic books
Ethnology
Gay men -- United States -- Biography
Hispanic Americans
LGBTQ+ people
Poets, American -- 21st century -- Biography
The Prince of Los Cocuyos A Miami Childhood
The prince of Los Cocuyos : a Miami childhood / Richard Blanco
Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Blanco, Richard
Electronic books
Ethnology
Gay men
Hispanic Americans
LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction)
Multi-Cultural
Nonfiction
Poets, American
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